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General : PM Anwar Provides RM2,000 Initial Aid To Tambun Crash Victims’ Family

IPOH, Oct 2 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today presented RM2,000 in initial assistance to the family of three siblings involved in a road accident on Jalan Perpaduan, Tambun, here, which claimed the lives of two of them and left another seriously injured.

IPOH: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has provided RM2,000 in initial aid to the family of three siblings involved in a tragic road accident in Tambun. The incident took place around 7:20am and resulted in the deaths of two siblings and serious injury to the third. The assistance was provided by Tambun Parliamentary Community Service Centre officer Muhammad Izzudin Hariz Bohari, on behalf of Anwar who represents the Tambun constituency.

Anwar also expressed condolences to the victims' family and requested the Tambun Community Service Centre to directly provide the aid to the next of kin to alleviate their burden. If additional help is required for the injured victim currently hospitalized, the government will explore ways to assist. The eldest sister, Nurul Aeina Ibrahim, learned of the accident from a school teacher around 8am and was only informed of her sisters' deaths upon reaching the accident scene.

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